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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

A brief history lesson. The assault weapons ban had been signed into law in 1994. Former Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan had written personal letters to the U.S. House of Representatives (where it faced the stiffest resistance) urging lawmakers to pass the ban. It had been challenged in court on constitutional grounds and every challenge failed. The problem was, the ban had been weakened during negotiations and contained a sunset provision causing the ban to expire after ten years. When bill expired many tried to reinstate the ban but those efforts were defeated. I suggest the lawmakers who defeated the bill to reinstate the assault weapons ban deserve to hear from their constituents specifically and American citizens in general. I am given to understand these folks love to hear from Americans in regard to their job performance. It might pay to keep in mind, in poll after poll, we are in the majority. Those who want thoughtful gun control are in the majority.Below is a list of representatives who voted against the reinstatement of the assault weapons ban: